2017 SAFF U-15 Championship
The 2017 SAFF U-15 Championship was the 4th edition of the SAFF U-15 Championship, an international football competition for men's under-15 national teams organized by SAFF. Since most teams use to send their U-15 team keeping in mind 2018 AFC U-16 Championship qualification it has been officially changed to U-15 tournament. The tournament was hosted by Nepal from 18–27 of August, 2017 at ANFA Complex, Satdobato and Halchowk Stadium. Six teams from the region took part, divided into two groups.[1]
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | Nepal |
| Dates | 18–27 August 2017 |
| Teams | 6 (from 1 confederation) |
| Venue(s) | 2 (in Lalitpur and Kathmandu host cities) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  |
| Runners-up |  |
| Third place |  |
| Fourth place |  |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 10 |
| Goals scored | 51 (5.1 per match) |
| Attendance | 23,053 (2,305 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | |
| Best player(s) | |
| Fair play award | |
Host selection
A draw for tournament ceremony was held on 10 July 2017 at conference room of Bangladesh Football Federation.
SAFF general secretary Anwarul Haque Helal and BFF general secretary Abu Nayeem Shohag, were among others present on the occasion.[2]
Player eligibility
Players born on or after 1 January 2002 were eligible to compete in the tournament.
Participating teams
| Team | Appearances in the SAFF U-16 Championship |
Previous best performance |
|---|---|---|
|
4th | Champions (2015) |
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2nd | Group Stage |
|
4th | Champions (2013,2017) |
 |
3rd | Group Stage |
|
4th | Runners-up (2013) |
 |
4th | Group Stage |
Venues
| Lalitpur | Kathmandu |
|---|---|
| ANFA Complex, Satdobato | Halchowk Stadium |
| Capacity: 4,000 | Capacity: 3,500 |
.JPG) |
Match officials
- Referees
- Assistant referees
Group stage
- All matches were played in Lalitpur, Nepal.
- Times listed are UTC+05:45.
| Key to colours in group tables | |
|---|---|
| Group winners and runners-up advance to the semi-finals | |
Group A
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | |
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | +7 | 6 | Qualified for Knockout stage |
| 2 | |
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 3 | |
| 3 | |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 10 | −10 | 0 |
Source: GoalNepal
| Bangladesh | 4–0 | |
|---|---|---|
Foysal Ahmed  Nazmul Biswas |
Report |
| Bhutan | 6–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Khando Kinga Wangchuk Kelzang Jigmi Siddharth Gurung |
Report |
| Bangladesh | 3–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Foysal Ahmed Miraj Molla |
Report |
Group B
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | |
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 1 | +10 | 6 | Qualified for Knockout stage |
| 2 | |
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 2 | +5 | 3 | |
| 3 | |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 15 | −15 | 0 |
| India | 9–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Ravi Bahadur Rana Ibrahim Anoof Moirangthem Thoiba Singh Vikram Pratap Singh Ricky John Shabong Lalrokima |
Report |
| Nepal | 6–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Brijesh Chaudhary Darshan Gurung Roshan Rana Magar Akash Budha |
Report |
Bracket
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| 25 August – ANFA Complex | ||||||
| 2 | |||||
| 27 August – ANFA Complex | ||||||
| 4 | |||||
| 1 | |||||
| 25 August – Halchowk Stadium | ||||||
| 2 | |||||
| 3 | |||||
| 0 | |||||
| Third Place | ||||||
| 27 August – Halchowk Stadium | ||||||
| 8 | |||||
| 0 | |||||
Knockout stage
Semi-finals
| Bangladesh | 2–4 | |
|---|---|---|
| Foysal Ahmed |
Report | |
Third place match
| Bangladesh | 8–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Foysal Ahmed Raja Sheikh Miraj Molla Md Akash Yeasin Arafat Arif Hossen |
Report |
Awards
The following awards were given for the 2017 SAFF U-15 Championship.
| FIFA Fair Play Award | Best Player of the Tournament | Golden Boot Award | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Goalscorers
- 6 Goals
- 5 Goals
- 4 Goals
- 3 Goals
- 2 Goals
- 1 Goal
- 2 Own Goals
- Own Goal
References
- "SAFF U15 Championship". Goal Nepal.
- "SAFF U15 Draw held". Daily Sun.
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